JUDGMENT

This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the sole accused, challenging the conviction and sentence imposed upon him for the offence under Section 12 of the POCSO Act, vide judgment dated 31.07.2017 in Spl.C.C.No.11 of

2016, on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Karaikal.

2(i) It is the case of the prosecution that the victim, a school girl was repeatedly and constantly stalked by the appellant, who had made inappropriate remarks against the victim, whenever she walked along the road, starting from the first week of February 2015; that on 10.04.2015 at about 7.00 p.m., while the victim was riding a two-wheeler in which her mother travelled as a pillion rider, the appellant came in his two-wheeler in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against the two-wheeler of the victim girl and caused injuries to both the victim and her mother; and thus, committed the offences.

(ii) On 07.05.2015, PW1 the father of the victim had lodged a complaint [Ex.P1] stating the aforesaid facts, which was registered by the Inspecto